Gun dog heeling with Tod
This week’s blog post is a guest post from our colleage Åsa, from when her working labrador Tod was a young. We went to a completely new place this morning and had planned “fika” training (sitting down, having a snack, teaching the dog to settle), work on...Heelwork webinar now available!
Would you like to improve your heelwork? Do you want to teach your dog to love walking by your side and walk to heel even with distractions? A lot of people participated in our heelwork challenge in February. We got lots of questions on how we train the dog to walk to...Training on your walks #FTW
My students often wonder how much and when to train. I usually share my super tip: training on your walks! Occasionally, I’ll do short training sessions indoors, train with friends for a few hours, attend a seminar or join a hunt for a full day. Although we work...Getting to know Keen
Now Keen has lived with me a couple of months and he has adapted very well to his new pack. There are both advantages and disadvantages to taking over an adult dog / young dog compared to getting a puppy, but with Keen the benefits have really been greater than the...Course with Helen Phillips
Last year we had no summer camp because it didn’t fit so well with our lives then. Instead, I had longed for and focused on going to a camp myself. In July, Helen Philips from the UK came to Edsäng in Hälsingland, invited by Eva Thorén. Helen has written the...And the winner is…
Reading through all entries in the contest was a real joy! Here are a few of your thoughts: Biggest challenge is to keep it fun bor both of us so as to be able to go through real distractions It has been a great experience to get training tipps every day and it was...Heelwork webinar
The heelwork challenge that we’ve had the last couple of weeks has been so much fun! We’ve really enjoyed following all of you in your training! During the challenge we’ve recieved quite a few questions – and we believe that you have lots of...Day 18: Will the heelwork ever be done?
Last day of the heelwork challenge! I hope that you feel that your heelwork has improved – at least mine has. I would like to send you some final, summary words – and of course know how many heelwork sessions you have done in the past few weeks. The one...Day 17: Putting it all together – in the right direction
Initially, I talked about different parts of the heelwork – details, endurance and distractions. I often train them separately, but they must of course also be combined. I can’t keep on turning around or walking in circles for all eternity since the goal...Featured Products
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